Secrets of Openings of the Surahs of the Holy Quran

أسرار فواتح السور في القرآن الكريم

Authors

  • Aliya Akram Chairperson, Faculty of Arabic, FC, IIUI.
  • Dr. Zaheer Ahmed Head, Department of Linguistics, IIUI.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53575/arjish.v5.3(21)A4.51-66

Keywords:

Openings of Surahs, Praise, Warning, Swear, Call / to Address, Condition

Abstract

As a speaker starts his speech indicating the purpose of the talk and appropriate to the Speaker’s mind, it has a magical effect and it opens the heart of the Listener. It makes him ready to think and think about what will be the talk about. The Beginnings of the Surahs of the Holy Quran are in very different  ways. Some Surahs start with the praise of Allah (SWT), like Surah al- Fatiha & Surah-AL- Mulk. Some start with حروف مقطعات, some interestingly alerts the reader by addressing directly   النداء eg  (يا أيها الرسول) Other opening way is by Swear (قسم) is  like (والضحى )  and sometimes by condition (الشرط) اذا السماء انفطرت. Attaining the attention of the Listener by a Question is also used in Surahs Like surah An-Naba’ (عم يتسألون). To prevent the evil acts sometimes a strict warning is also issued like ((ويل لكل همزة لمزة.  All of these Styles are related with the other verses of the Surahs, thus giving a beautiful harmony to the text of the Holy Quran.

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Published

2021-09-30

How to Cite

Akram, A., & Ahmed, D. Z. (2021). Secrets of Openings of the Surahs of the Holy Quran: أسرار فواتح السور في القرآن الكريم. Al-Aijaz Research Journal of Islamic Studies & Humanities , 5(3), 51-66. https://doi.org/10.53575/arjish.v5.3(21)A4.51-66

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2021): Al-Aijaz Research Journal of Islamic Studies & Humanities (July to September 2021)

Section

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